This was fun to do but my excitement was brutally murdered by the amount of effort and time it took to do this because I am a horrible person who can't focus on one thing at once. You can probably read and pinpoint the spots at where I was starting to die inside.
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MORNING STAR
January Morning Star
1. What does your character's (nick)name mean to him?
His nickname means a lot to him. It was given to him by his friends and it is something that he likes to identify himself by in a casual environment.
2. It's January second the 2nd of Morning Star. Where is your character today and what is he doing?
Relaxing at home, reading a book, and practicing an incantation or two.
3. If your character could change one physical detail about himself, what would it be?
Height. Just a few inches taller wouldn’t hurt.
4. Describe your character's hairstyle in detail. Why did he choose it? How much does he care about it?
He has always had long hair. He likes it. The beads help keep it a little more under control too. He thinks it fits him.
5. What is your character's favorite physical activity?
Testing out new spells. Sometimes running is a safer bet than trying to fight whatever Oblivion-spawn he just summoned.
6. When was the last time your character climbed a tree? Why and under what circumstances? If he has
never climbed one, why not?
About an hour ago. He likes the view. Makes him feel tall. Peaceful and relaxing up there too.
7. Your character comes face-to-face with his worst enemy. What is his first reaction?
*Spear of Justice starts blaring*
8. What is your character's least favorite physical activity?
Fighting.
9. What is your character's favorite weather?
Light to medium raining. The rain feels nice on the fur.
10. What is your character's favorite season?
Winter. Snow is pretty.
11. Your character keeps a photo album of memories from his lifetime. If he could only keep one photo,
what would it depict?
That one night in Mathiisen.
12. Does your character keep any pets?
So many.
13. A very large centipede runs across your character's leg. What does he do?
Scream. And then proceed to try to shoo away the bug.
14. What does your character eat for breakfast?
Moonsugar cookies and a biscuit.
15. What is your character's least favorite weather?
Humid and bright out.
16. What is your character's fondest childhood memory?
• If your character were in the habit of keeping a journal, what good memories could he go back
and re-visit through that journal? Would he do so often?
He would like to revisit the days when he traveled by himself. They were long and tiresome but educational and life changing.
17. What is your character's favorite piece of artwork?
• Describe any pieces of artwork found in your character's home or office.
He has a piece made by an Altmer named Gadris Chamire hung up in his home. It is of a fox and a rabbit running through the woods but with a Dark Anchor hovering in the background. He thinks it depicts the way life has sadly become these days. Nature still has its beauty yet much has changed.
18. What is your character's least favorite season?
Spring. Allergies are a killer.
19. Someone asks your character to describe his family. How does he answer?
Very awkwardly. But tells of a family that had made its own running a plantation in Khenarthi’s Roost.
20. Is your character a morning person, a night owl, or something else entirely?
Night owl.
21. What is your character's least favorite color?
Orange. He wants to fight it.
22. What does the color orange make your character think of? How does it make his feel?
It makes him feel out of place. Warm yet as if something isn’t sitting correctly. As if everything in the room has shifted to the left a few inches while he wasn’t looking.
23. Your character walks into his home and sees blood on the floor. What is his first reaction or thought?
“...That...cannot be good. I swore I locked the door when I left. And Lucius was with me so…?”
• Why is there blood on the floor? Whose is it?
Octavian found a mouse and decided to toy with his food.
• What happens next?
He gets a strong talking to about table manners.
24. Describe the outside of your character's home.
[REDACTED]
25. Describe a typical birthday for your character.
Late night party with the pets.
26. What mythological figure best personifies your character?
The Egyptian deity Thoth. Both massive nerds that tried to keep things balanced.
27. What is your character's least favorite animal?
Spider.
28. A law enforcement officer stops your character for a minor violation. How does he react?
He would try to play it cool. Though his change in speech and stuttering might not make him look so innocent.
29. What does the color red make your character think of? How does it make his feel?
Warm. Yet it makes him feel tight around the collar. Reminds him of blood too much.
30. A stranger makes a crude comment to your character. How does he react?
His ears would droop and he would find a nice corner to read away his feelings.
31. What is your character's favorite animal?
Either an Echalette or Fennec Fox.
SUN'S DAWN
February Sun’s Dawn
1. What is your character's favorite beverage?
Water.
2. What is your character's least favorite food?
Anything with bittergreen in it.
3. What does the color blue make your character think of? How does it make him feel?
At peace. Relaxed. Confident.
4. How does your character feel when he visits someone in the hospital (or other major medical facility)?
Down. Sad that someone close to him is not doing so well.
5. Has your character ever had surgery (or other major medical treatment)?
No traditional forms. Has used blood magic to heal severe trauma however.
6. Does your character gamble? Is he good at it?
Never has before.
7. Does your character know how to swim?
No.
8. How does your character feel about large bodies of water?
Doesn’t trust them. Too many things in them.
9. Does your character have any phobias? What are they and how intense are they? How have they
impacted his life?
An intense fear of water and whatever lurks beneath the surface. He does not know how to swim and refuses to learn.
10. What does the color purple make your character think of? How does it make him feel?
Happy. A little rejuvenated.
11. Your character lies on his back on a summer day and looks up at the clouds. What images does he see in their shapes?
Animals. Natural and non.
12. A terrible crime has been committed, and evidence points to your character's guilt. He didn't commit
the crime, but he doesn't have an immediate way to prove it. What does he do?
Pray that the punishment isn’t death.
13. Your character witnesses a terrible crime being committed, and he sees the perpetrator's face. He also knows that the perpetrator has friends in high places. What does he do?
Report the crime and hope for the best.
• The perpetrator is someone he trusts and respects. How does he handle this?
Okay now he might let that slide.
14. Your character sees someone get hit by a car; they're still alive but obviously badly injured. No one
else is nearby to help. What does he do?
15. What is your character's favorite piece of clothing?
His longcoat. Comfy and perfect to steal things in.
16. How does your character dress on a typical day?
Comfortable. Maybe slightly fashionable if he feels like putting in the extra effort.
17. What is your character's earliest clear memory?
His house at his family’s plantation burning down.
18. How well can your character defend himself in a fight? Has he ever had to?
He can handle himself moderately well from a distance. Close range, not so much.
19. Is your character introspective?
Yes.
20. How opinionated is your character? Does he like to share those opinions with others or keep them to
himself?
He often keeps his opinion to himself yet does try to give people a chance even if he has an opinion of them from watching them from a distance.
21. Is your character confident or overconfident? Does he lack confidence?
Somewhat lacking in the self confidence department. Very confident in his magical and alchemical capabilities though.
22. What hobby or side interest is most important to your character?
Alchemy.
23. Open your character's wallet, purse, or briefcase. What do you find?
A suspicious amount of scrolls and potions.
24. Open up your character's drawers or wardrobe and describe what you find inside.
A concerning amount of socks and books.
25. What does your character's bedroom typically look like?
Very organized.
26. What style of furniture does your character prefer?
Traditional Altmer.
27. What style of furniture would your character never purchase?
Orsimer.
28. Your character moves into a new home. What's the first thing he buys for it?
Alchemy station.
FIRST SEED
March First Seed
1. What games did your character play as a child?
Kick the Khajiit. ;-;
2. What does your character do for recreation?
Read up on the lore of the world or practice alchemy.
3. It's the first day of truly good weather that your character has seen this year. What does he do?
Stay inside.
4. Your character is enjoying an outdoor activity away from civilization when a particularly bad storm
hits. There are others with him, including children, and there is no man-made shelter nearby. What does
he do?
His best. Wards and summons to help carry people to the nearest town.
5. A doctor tells your character that he has been fatally injured and that there is no hope for him. How
does he handle the situation?
Pray and try to enjoy the time he has left.
6. Your character is alone in the middle of nowhere. A snake bites him, and he's pretty sure it's a
poisonous one. What does he do?
Drink a potion.
7. How does your character feel about growing old?
It’s just another part of life.
8. How does your character feel about his own mortality?
He has accepted his fate.
9. What sort of diet does your character eat? Is he a vegetarian? Does he like meat? Does he prefer
fresh foods, restaurant meals or instant meals?
Cooked meals all the way.
10. What kind of physical condition is your character in?
Thin and slightly toned.
11. How easily does your character get bored? How does he respond to boredom?
He very easily can get bored and to combat that he practices Conjuration magic.
12. Write numbers down the side of a sheet of paper and list everything that is most important to your
character, including abstract principles such as freedom, physical things such as his home, and emotional
things such as his daughter (IS HE THE VIRGIN MARK NOW!?). Go back and circle the things he'd be willing to fight or die for.
Loyalty, his friends, his pets, and his books.
13. What was your character's last nightmare?
An alchemy experiment gone horribly wrong. So much fire. No more books.
14. What was your character's last pleasant dream?
A peaceful trip through Auridon. It was weird though. A Minotaur was there. It was flying. He didn’t know how to react to that.
15. When your character daydreams, what does he dream about?
Fighting Daedra and joining the Mages Guild.
16. What's the worst nightmare your character remembers ever having?
Everything was on fire. Everything.
17. Does your character typically remember his dreams?
Yes.
18. Does your character typically dream in color, or in black and white?
Color.
19. What, if any, chronic medical conditions does your character have, and how does he handle and treat them?
None.
20. Your character gets up one morning in the usual fashion, but the sun never rises. What does he do?
Panic.
21. What is the first thing your character does when he gets up in the morning?
Feed his pets.
22. What is the last thing your character does before going to bed at night?
Move all explosive materials safely away from the alchemy station.
23. Whom does your character most love in all the world?
[REDACTED]
24. What is your character's most traumatic memory?
Watching his father throw a very violent, drunken fit.
25. What scars, birthmarks, tattoos, or other identifying marks does your character have? What stories lie behind them, if any?
He has a scar over his left eye from a piece of broken glass.
26. How would your character's parents describe him?
Timid but a kind heart.
27. What is your character's relationship with his family like?
They are mostly dead so...
28. Who is your character's worst enemy?
None.
29. Who is your character's best friend?
Jasper the Wrathbutler.
30. What one person does your character most wish he didn't have to put up with, but feels he has to?
Octato.
31. If your character developed a handicap or debilitating illness, how would he handle it?
With his best.
RAIN'S HAND
April Rain’s Hand
1. Who is your character's confidant?
Krynger Battlecat.
2. Is your character married? Does he have a lover, significant other, girlfriend, boyfriend?
Single and ready to die alone.
3. Whom does your character live with?
His pets.
4. If you were to use the speed dial function on your character's telephone, who would answer?
5. How does your character feel about his co-workers / clanmates? What are they like?
They are...interesting.
6. To whom did your character give birthday presents last year, and what did he give them?
None. He was elsewhere.
7. What did your character receive for his last birthday?
Nothing.
8. What is your character's favorite holiday?
Witches’ Festival. Loves all the costumes.
9. What is your character's least favorite holiday?
Jester’s Day. He always gets pranked the most.
10. How close is your character to his friends? How well do they know him?
He doesn’t have many close friends as he thinks others picture him as more of an acquaintance, but he tries very hard for those he considers friends.
11. What is your character's darkest secret? Who else knows about it?
[REDACTED]
12. Does your character have any siblings? What sort of relationship does he have with them?
Fassa, very close, dead. S’med, bad terms, dead.
13. What is your character's favorite hangout?
His secret home.
14. Where does your character feel most safe?
At his home.
15. Is your character a "regular" anywhere? What do the other people there think of him?
Vulkwasten. "What a nerd."
16. If your character went to a zoo and didn't have time to see everything, which animals would he look
at?
The bears.
17. When your character goes shopping, which stores does he frequent?
Any and all places with magical items.
18. What is your character's financial situation? How does he feel about it?
As the sole heir to a rich plantation family, he isn’t too worried.
19. What hobbies did your character have once, but has since given up on?
Sword dueling and archery.
20. Has your character ever been fired from a job? If so, why?
No.
21. Has your character ever quit a job? If so, why?
No.
22. Does your character have any children? What kind of relationship does he have with them?
No.
23. Does your character like to read? If so what does he read, and under what circumstances? Is he a
casual reader or a die-hard fanatic?
READ. EVERYTHING.
• Make up the titles of three books your character has read in the last year.
Arcana Restored, Proposal: Schools of Magic, and Manual of Spellcraft.
• Go to an online bookstore and find three real books your character has bought in the last year.
Has he actually read them?
24. What is your character's favorite type of music? Does he have any favorite musicians?
He prefers the lute.
• Make up the names of three fictional bands your character feels strongly about.
Three Moons Grace, Tilano and the Scamps, and Fall Out Mer.
• Go to an online music store and find three real albums your character has bought in the last year. Does he still listen to them?
25. Your character wakes up to find that war has been declared. What does he do?
Go back to bed because the entire continent is already at war.
26. When he was a child, what did your character want to be when he grew up?
A powerful mage or talented alchemist.
27. Is your character doing the job he always thought he wanted to do when he grew up? If so, is it all he
thought it would be? If not, why not and does he have any regrets?
Yes and yes.
28. What does your character wish he could do that he can't? How badly does he want it and what would
he do to get it?
He thinks it would be amazing to get to fly. Though he hasn’t learned the spell for it yet.
29. What item does your character wish he possessed that he doesn't? How badly does he want it and
what would he do to get it?
The Dwemer artifact Keening. He would probably kill a man. Probably. Okay maybe just kick a man in the leg. Then apologize.
• Think back to when your character was five years old, eight years old, twelve years old. Write a holiday gift wish-list from his point of view.
Spellbook, mage staff, beginner's alchemy set.
• How does your character feel about physical possessions in a general sense?
He likes to have the things.
30. What is your character's most treasured possession?
His bracelet that he keeps to remind himself of his sister.
SECOND SEED
May Second Seed
1. What is your character's secret dream? What one goal, ambition or desire does he keep hidden from
others, and why? What would he do to achieve it?
Become the leader of the Mages Guild. Though the current one still has a couple good years left so that will have to wait.
• Write a list of your character's top five lifetime achievement goals.
Learn how to summon a Wrathman, cure his vampirism, learn how to make a health potion, bake a cake without setting the house on fire, and tame a Highland Wolf.
• Starting at age 15, write down one major goal for each five years of your character's life until his current age.
Ride a giant dog.
2. What is your character's worst fear? How far would he go to avoid it?
Large bodies of water. Evaporate an entire lake to avoid having to try to swim.
3. If your character could be any famous person, whom would he choose and why?
Vanus Galerion. He seems like a pretty chill dude.
• List your character's favorite celebrities.
Vanus Galerion, Valaste, Bethany Hawke.
• How does your character feel about the concept of fame and celebrity in general?
He thinks it would be cool but also realizes that it would draw a lot of attention to himself and away from his studies.
• Is your character more interested in entertainment figures or historically significant figures?
Historically significant figures.
4. If your character could achieve any one position of authority, what would he choose and why?
Head mage of a Mages Guild chapter.
5. If your character could change the entire world in one tiny but pervasive way, what would it be?
Don’t get upsetti, have some spellgetti. *FIREBALL*
6. If your character knew he would die tomorrow, what would he do today?
Unsure. Krynger.
7. Who was your character's favorite teacher and why?
Krynger through observation rather than formal teaching.
8. Does your character tend to focus his efforts on one project at a time, or does he spread his efforts
across a variety of projects?
Spreads his efforts throughout multiple projects.
9. Does your character like to cook? If so, what does he like to cook and how good is he at it?
He enjoyed cooking but he has not done so for a while.
10. If someone tried to blackmail your character, what would he do? How easy or difficult would it be?
Try to negotiate with the blackmailer. It would not be hard.
11. If your character needed a security clearance for a job he wanted, would he be able to get one?
I guess?
12. There's someone who hates your character, but your character doesn't realize it. Who is this person
and why does he hate your character so much?
• How would your character find out?
• What would he do about it?
13. Someone is secretly in love with your character. Who is it and how does your character feel about
him?
14. Is your character at all spiritual or religious? If so, what religion or spiritual path does he follow?
How devout is he?
Somewhat religious. More spiritual. He worships Mara and tries to uphold what She stands for.
• Does he hate all members of any religion(s)?
No.
• Is he tolerant of other religions? If so, how tolerant?
Yes. Very much so.
15. What hurt will your character never forgive? How old (and how minor or major) is this hurt? How
much does it affect his life?
Cheating in a relationship. Cause who could do that to such an adorable little kitten?
16. One of your character's parents said something to him that he'll never forget. What are the words that will always echo in his ears?
“You are disappointment and a mistake. You can’t do anything around here to help unlike your brother. Why couldn’t you be useful for once?”
17. What is your character's favorite color to wear? Is it the same as or different than his favorite color?
Blue.
18. Open up your character's kitchen cupboards. What do you see?
Fork, fork, fork, spoon, knife, spoon, wand, spoon, knife, book?
19. What does a typical grocery list look like for your character?
Soul gems, red meat, dragonthorn, nightshade, and milk.
20. Does your character prefer recreational activities that involve other people, or solo activities?
Solo activities.
21. Does your character ever get drunk or high? What is he like at those times?
Never has but he is very open and confident when he is drunk.
• What are his drugs of choice? Are they legal or illegal? If illegal, how does he obtain them and justify their use?
None but alcohol is the only thing he would be willing to try for a very special occasion.
• Does he have an addictive personality?
No.
• Is he addicted to anything? If so, how does it affect his life?
Nope.
22. From your point of view, what is your character's worst flaw?
He is easily influenced.
23. From your point of view, what is your character's greatest strength?
His determination.
24. From the point of view of someone close to your character, what is his worst flaw?
He can be very childish and timid.
25. A stray cat (or dog) shows up on your character's doorstep several days in a row and appears to have
no home. What does he do?
Adopt it. Immediately.
26. From the point of view of someone close to your character, what is his greatest strength?
His loyalty.
27. Your character arrives home to find his door unlocked and slightly ajar, and he's sure he locked it
on his way out. What does he do?
Grab a hold of his staff, summon a Daedra, and slowly walk inside.
• Why is it unlocked?
Hadrian unlocked the door while he was gone.
28. From your character's point of view, what is his worst flaw?
His lack of confidence.
29. If someone told your character that he had a mental illness, how would he react?
He would be defensive.
• What if a close friend suggested it?
He would be nervous.
• What if a professional made an official diagnosis?
He would be very stressed out and try to do something to help.
• What if a close friend or relative of his was given the diagnosis instead?
He would be very distressed and offer to help.
30. Is your character an introvert or an extrovert?
Introvert.
31. From your character's point of view, what is his greatest strength?
His magic and/or wisdom.
MIDYEAR
June Midyear
1. A stranger knocks on your character's door in the middle of the night and asks for help. Does your
character open the door and let the stranger in?
Yes.
• What if the stranger is a tattooed, wiry man with blood on his face?
He will open it a little bit.
• What if the stranger is a weary-looking old lady?
He would walk outside to help.
• What if the stranger is a twelve-year-old child who keeps looking around as though someone is
following him?
He would let the child in but close the door quickly behind him.
2. Does your character have any allergies or sensitivities? How do they affect his life?
His nose is very sensitive. Springtime is not fun.
3. Is your character progressive, using new technologies as they become available? Is he slow to adapt to technological change? Or is he middle-of-the-road, waiting to see if things work but using them as soon as he's satisfied that they do?
Progressive.
4. Your character receives a mysterious package. There's no return address (or not one that he recognizes) and he wasn't expecting anything. What does he do?
Open it warily.
• The package is unusually heavy and the label is hand-lettered in a handwriting he doesn't recognize.
Open it warily^2.
• The package is a thin manila envelope with a printed label.
Open it without taking any precautions.
• There seems to be a faint vibration coming from the package and it was left on his doorstep.
Poke it with his staff.
• The package is large and was delivered through a reputable shipping service.
Tear it open.
5. Does your character enjoy camping outdoors?
Very much so.
6. Does your character know how to hunt or fish? Is he good at it? Does he do it for recreation or for food?
He knows how to hunt and fish and is mildly good at both as he only does it for food for his pets.
7. What is the one major regret your character has about his life so far? Does he plan to do anything about it, and if so, what?
Leaving S’ren-ja since it caused him to become a vampire.
8. What one major thing does your character want to accomplish in his life to come?
Become an esteemed member of the Mages Guild.
9. How does your character want to live out his older years?
Surrounded by books and friends.
10. Overall, is your character satisfied with his childhood?
Not really.
11. Your character has an award someone gave him sitting on a shelf. What is it for, and what are the
circumstances under which he received it?
He won a cooking contest in Vulkwasten.
• Is he proud of it or embarrassed by it?
He is very proud of it.
• Does he feel that he deserved it?
Yes.
12. Has your character ever been arrested? For what? Did he deserve it? Does he feel that he deserved it?
Never been arrested.
13. Has your character ever struck someone in anger?
No.
14. Has your character ever killed anyone?
Yes.
15. Is your character adventurous when it comes to food? Does he like to try out new cuisines?
Yes. Usually adventurous but sometimes stuff is a little too sketchy for him.
16. What is your character's idea of a perfect day?
A peaceful morning sunrise, enjoy the view from his home, a light rain in the evening, and bed with a book lit by candlelight.
17. What is your character's idea of a perfect meal?
The perfect sweetroll.
18. Is your character an optimist or a pessimist?
He tries to be an optimist on the outside though is a little pessimistic on the inside.
19. What sort of sense of humor does your character have?
A lighthearted one. Though he does appreciate a dirty joke deep down.
20. Is your character ambitious?
Very.
21. What makes your character proud?
Successfully swiping something, casting a spell, or brewing a potion.
22. What makes your character embarrassed?
Failing at any of the things above or being complimented.
23. Does your character look both ways before crossing the street?
Twice.
24. What method of transportation does your character use? If he drives a car, for example, what kind of
car does he drive?
Giant wolf.
25. Someone tries to rob your character on the street. What does he do? What is he carrying that the
robbers might want? Is it a random incident or was he targeted?
FIREBALL. TO THE FACE.
26. Does your character keep in touch with childhood friends? Which ones and why?
No.
27. Is there anything that can get a smile out of your character no matter how sad or upset he is?
A cookie.
28. Is there anything that can upset or anger your character no matter how happy he is?
People going against their own word.
29. What makes your character feel righteously angry?
People being promiscuous.
30. What does your character most like to do to celebrate his birthday?
Party with his pets.
• Pick your character's favorite birthday and write it up in narrative form.
No.
• Pick your character's least favorite birthday and write it up in narrative form.
No.